History of the World War, Volume 2 (of 7) : $b An authentic narrative of the world's greatest warMarch, Francis A., Jr.
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History of the World War, Volume 2 (of 7) : $b An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war
March, Francis A., Jr.
World War, 1914-1918
_Q._ Where did you put the other suitcase? _A._ Then I walked down the
Walkerville road to the Armories at Windsor, and carried the suitcase.
_Q._ When you got to the Armories did you know where to place it? _A._
I had my instructions.
_Q._ From Kaltschmidt? _A._ Yes.
_Q._ Did you place this suitcase containing the dynamite bomb at the
armory in a proper place to explode and do any damage? _A._ Yes.
_Q._ Was it properly connected so that the cap would explode and
strike the dynamite? _A._ I fixed it so that it would not.
_Q._ Did you deliberately fix this bomb that you took to the Armories
so that it would not explode? _A._ Yes.
_Q._ Why did you do that? _A._ I knew that the suitcase contained
thirty sticks of dynamite and if exploded would blow up the Armories
and all the ammunition and kill every man in it.
It is interesting to note in this connection that Kaltschmidt was
sentenced to four years in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas,
and to pay a fine of $20,000. Horn’s sentence was eighteen months in
the Atlanta penitentiary and a fine of $1,000.
Attempts were also made to close by explosions the tunnels through
which the Canadian Pacific Railroad passes under the Selkirk Mountains
in British Columbia. The German General Staff in this instance operated
through Franz Bopp, the German consul-general in San Francisco, and
Lieutenant von Brincken. J. H. van Koolbergen was hired to do this
work. Concerning the negotiations, van Koolbergen made this statement:
“Not knowing what he wanted I went to see him. He was very pleasant
and told me that he was an officer in the German army and at present
working in the secret service of the German Empire under Mr. Franz
Bopp, the Imperial German consul.
“I went to the consulate and met Franz Bopp and then saw von Brincken
in another room. He asked me if I would do something for him in Canada
and I answered him, ‘Sure, I will do something, even blow up bridges,
if there is money in it.’ And he said, ‘You are the man; if that is so,
you can make good money.’
“Von Brincken told me that they were willing to send me up to Canada to
blow up one of the bridges on the Canadian Pacific Railroad or one of
the tunnels. I asked him what was in it and he said he would talk it
over with the German consul, Bopp.
“I had accepted von Brincken’s proposition to go to Canada and he
offered me $500 to defray my expenses. On different occasions, in his
room, von Brincken showed me maps and information about Canada, and
pointed out to me where he wanted the act to be done. This was to be
between Revelstoke and Vancouver on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and
I was to get $3,000 in case of a successful blowing up of a military
bridge or tunnel.”
Van Koolbergen only made a pretended effort to blow up the tunnel. He
did furnish the evidence, however, which served to send Bopp and his
associates to the penitentiary.
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